“The first lesson I learned is how dumb I am. A year and a month ago, given the oxygen saturation levels we were seeing, I couldn’t have imagined not intubating people. We in Iowa got to learn from our confreres […]
What has health care learned from the pandemic? Read More
In my three years as DMU’s community and public affairs manager, I’ve admired students for their selfless giving of time and talent to our community, but all through the pandemic they really stepped up. They were juggling not only tests
DMU students work to ease pandemic’s burden on community Read More
On March 1, 2021, Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., marked her 10-year anniversary as DMU’s 15th president and CEO. The decade brought some difficult decisions and needed changes, an unexpected pandemic, a successful fundraising campaign and the biggest development in
A Purpose-Driven Decade Read More
Planning a Commencement ceremony for hundreds of medical students and guests is no small feat in a good year. Doing so amid a pandemic, however, is nothing short of Herculean. “I have 450-some email messages relating to this year’s Commencement,”
Commencement 2021: The hybrid edition Read More
Kevin Smith, D.P.M., Ph.D., M.S., FACFAS, has been named the new dean of Des Moines University’s College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS). A 1995 graduate of the college, he will assume his new position on June 1, 2021. He currently
New dean named for DMU’s College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Read More
Des Moines University, a graduate medical and health sciences university, today announced it is extending its capital campaign from the original goal of $25 million to $50 million, making it the largest fundraising campaign in the University’s history. The campaign,
DMU announces capital campaign extension to new $50 million goal Read More
July and August 2020 progress of Grand Avenue, earth-moving, and retention pond.
[Gallery] Grand Avenue completion and earth moving begins at new campus Read More
Negative stereotypes and poor health outcomes related to race persist in America. DMU is tackling the issue with a three-pronged approach – working to increase the number of minorities in the health care workforce, preparing all students to provide culturally
Remedies for an age-old problem: Race-related disparities in health care Read More
In the growing pandemic of COVID-19, the reality many face includes limited access to testing, limited personal protective equipment for health care workers and the general public, and high risk of infection to those on the front lines of providing essential care. With a lack of effective treatment or vaccine in the immediate future, the importance of public health efforts to decrease the burden the current pandemic places on the health care system is important for the well-being of all. In this situation, the usefulness of self-administered measures that can be performed at home to support the body to maintain health are increased.
Osteopathic Self-Treatment to Promote Health and the Body’s Ability to Fight COVID-19 Read More
Dear DMU Campus Community, Following the direction of the White House, the CDC and public health departments not to host events that gather large groups of people, and in the interest of preserving public health, Des Moines University has made
DMU Commencement Ceremony Cancelled Read More